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Firm/Company Announcements

Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams, Mulford, Cicalese, Wilson & Co., Cherry Hill and Hammonton, released its quarterly survey results from NJ and Philadelphia CEOs and CFOs.

Bowman & Company LLP, Voorhees, has acquired the practice of Robert A. Stewart, CPA.

CohnReznick LLP, Roseland, named Jarrett R. Blurth, CPA, and Swaminathan Venkat, CPA, to partners in the firm and John Corsaro, CPA, and Rose Ann Slawson, CPA, co-managing partners of the firm’s central Jersey office.

Hunter Group CPA LLC, Fair Lawn, admitted Kenneth A. Hofsommer, CPA, to the firm as a member and director.

Employees of Lassus Wherley, New Providence, spoke to the New Providence Business and Professional Association about being fiscally responsible.

Levine, Jacobs & Company, LLC, Livingston, has acquired the accounting practice of Sy Helderman, CPA.


Member/Firm Service

Employees of Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams, Mulford, Cicalese, Wilson & Co., Cherry Hill and Hammonton, participated in their 10th annual American Heart Association’s National Wear Red Day. The firm also received the Rutgers School of Business-Camden Business Partner Award.

P. Jeffrey Christakos, CPA, Christakos & Co., PC, Westfield, was appointed to the board of trustees of the Westfield Senior Citizens Housing Corporation.

David E. Coffman, CPA, NJ Business Valuations PC, Seaside Park, served as a judge for the 2013 Venture Plan Competition held by the Greater Susquehanna Keystone Innovation Zone.

Kenneth B. Shapiro, CPA, Shapiro Financial Security Group, Inc., Hazlet, was awarded the Heart of Financial Planning Distinguished Service Award from The Financial Planning Association of New Jersey.

WeiserMazars LLP, New York, will participate in the “The Good Bank Initiative” led by The Economist Group.


Members in the Media

Eric J. Barr, CPA, Fischer Barr & Wissinger LLC, Parsippany, was appointed to the Editorial Board of The Value Examiner. He also had an article titled “Are Limited Liability Companies Worth More Than S Corporations?” published in the Business Valuation Resources’ Best of the Business Valuation Update for 2012.

Diahann W. Lassus, CPA, Lassus Wherley, New Providence, was quoted in an article titled “Stocks Still Look Good, This Adviser Says “ in the Wall Street Journal; “How You Can Save Your Social Security” and “5 Vaccines for the Next Market Flu” on MarketWatch.com; “How to Retire to Hawaii” on diversitywoman.com; “5 Ways to Counter the Impact of the Payroll Tax Hike” on cnbc.com; and answered readers questions in the Biz Brain column in The Star-Ledger. The firm was listed in NJBIZ as one of the “2013 Best Places to Work in New Jersey.”

Diahann W. Lassus, CPA, and Clare E. Wherley, CPA, Lassus Wherley, Florida, were listed in Gulfshore Life and fivestarprofessional.com as “2013 Five-Star Wealth Managers.”

Steven L. Levine, CPA, Levine, Jacobs & Company, LLC, Livingston, was quoted in an article titled Retirement Debate: To Retire or Not?” on depositaccounts.com.

Joseph R. Petrucelli, CPA, PP&D Accounting Services, Inc., Woodbridge, authored a book titled Detecting Fraud in Organizations: Techniques, Tools and Resources.

Audrey J. Sherrick, CPA, Friedman LLP, Linwood, was listed in NJBIZ as one of New Jersey's 2013 "Best 50 Women in Business."

Traphagen Financial Group, Oradell, was featured in an article titled “Tending to Business: Traphagen Financial Group in Oradell” in the Town News.


About Our Members

Eric J. Barr, CPA, Fischer Barr & Wissinger LLC, Parsippany, lead a seminar for The Consultants’ Training Institute on “Pass-Through Entities and the Modified Delaware MRI Model – A New Solution to an Old Problem.”

Kalman A. Barson, CPA, The Barson Group, Somerville, presented a seminar to the New Jersey Collaborative Law Group on the new tax law and its impact on professionals, family law attorneys and their clients.

John F. Dailey Jr., CPA, Bowman & Company LLP, Voorhees, was elected president of the New Jersey State Board of Accountancy.

E. Martin Davidoff, CPA, E. Martin Davidoff & Assoc., Dayton, was named a 2013 “Super Lawyer.”

Robert C. Fouratt, CPA, The Curchin Group, LLC, Red Bank, presented the April webinar for the National Association of Credit Union Supervisory and Auditing Committees’ 2013 Webinar Series.

Diahann W. Lassus, CPA, Lassus Wherley, New Providence, was recognized by the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors as one of its “30 Most Influential” people.


If you have an announcement you would like to share with your fellow NJSCPA members, let us know! Member News submissions can be sent to the New Jersey Society of CPAs in several ways:
  • Email: communications@njscpa.org (type "Member News Submission" in the subject line)
  • Fax: 973-226-7425, Attn: Communications
  • Mail: Communications Department, New Jersey Society of CPAs, 425 Eagle Rock Avenue, Roseland, NJ 07068
The following types of announcements can be submitted for inclusion in Member News:

About Our Members - Public service activities, awards, promotions, speaking engagements, and certifications, accreditations and degrees earned by NJSCPA members. (Note: Due to space restrictions, announcements of promotions to manager and staff-level positions cannot be printed in New Jersey CPA but will appear online.)
Not accepted: announcements of attendance at courses/seminars, speaking engagements at NJSCPA events, announcements about non-members of NJSCPA.

Firm/Business Announcements - Firm/business mergers, expansions, relocations, peer review completions, public service activities, awards and milestones.

Members in the Media - Newspaper, magazine, journal or online interviews of, or articles published by, NJSCPA members. Television or radio appearances by NJSCPA members.
Not accepted: announcements of articles published in the member's firm/company publication, announcements about non-members of NJSCPA.

Member/Firm Service - Announcements of community service/charitable activities of NJSCPA members and firms.